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SUBMITTER: Andrews SV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6022498 | biostudies-other | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Andrews Shan V SV Sheppard Brooke B Windham Gayle C GC Schieve Laura A LA Schendel Diana E DE Croen Lisa A LA Chopra Pankaj P Alisch Reid S RS Newschaffer Craig J CJ Warren Stephen T ST Feinberg Andrew P AP Fallin M Daniele MD Ladd-Acosta Christine C
Molecular autism 20180628
<h4>Background</h4>Several reports have suggested a role for epigenetic mechanisms in ASD etiology. Epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may shed light on particular biological mechanisms. However, studies of ASD cases versus controls have been limited by post-mortem timing and severely small sample sizes. Reports from in-life sampling of blood or saliva have also been very limited in sample size and/or genomic coverage. We present the largest case-control ...[more]